NASA, the latest news from the US space agency

We asked our staff to choose their favorite Space.com stories of 2025. Here's what we got.

It's the 12 days of Spacemas, fa la la la la la la la la (sorry).

All the NASA engineers and scientists need is a star on top of the telescope in the cleanroom.

The microwave-sized sensor detects 'spectral fingerprints' of important minerals.

Using the Hubble space telescope, astronomers have imaged "'Dracula’s Chivito" the largest site of planetary birth ever seen.

Rocket Lab launched its 21st and final mission of the year over the weekend, sending a private Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit.

"I think every astronomer is going to find something of value here, as NASA's missions enable the world to answer fundamental questions about how the universe got its start, and how it changed to eventually create a home for us in it."

Over the past 12 months, we saw multiple spaceflight records broken, the debut of a powerful new rocket and the first-ever fully successful private moon landing.

"Virgil has two personalities, its 'good' side – a typical young galaxy quietly forming stars. But Virgil transforms into the host of a heavily obscured supermassive black hole, pouring out immense quantities of energy."